However, these novels' explicit acknowledgment of their characters' social and ethnic backgrounds meant that they were not considered "raceless" in the old-fashioned sense.

然而，这些小说明确承认了人物的社会和种族背景，这意味着他们不被认为是传统意义上的“无种族”。

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Mr. Gulliver sent a memo to employees last week, representing the most explicit acknowledgment by senior management of the bank's failings.

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